Mark C. Scheibmeir

Joined Firm:

January, 1990

Became Shareholder:

January, 1990

Practice Areas:

  • Hearing Examiner, Arbitration and Mediation, Municipal Law
  • Real Estate Transactions, Land Use and Forestry Management
  • Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law, Personal Injury
  • Business and Corporate Law, Contracts and Leases

Admitted:

Washington State Bar Association, 1981

Biography:

Mark grew up in Salina, Kansas as one of ten children and attended the University of Kansas on a National Merit Scholarship, receiving a B.S. in Business Administration with honors in 1978. Mark then moved to the State of Washinton to attend the University of Washington Law School, earning his Law Degree in 1981. For more than forty years, Mark has practiced law in Lewis County with an emphasis in business, real estate, land use and estate planning. Most notably, Mark serves as the land use Hearing Examiner for three counties and approximately 20 cities stretching from Longview to Issaquah.

Mark has a long history of community involvement with various local service organizations and charities. Much of his current spare time is spent assisting Centralia College. Mark is the longest serving board member on the College Foundation and in 2011 received the Foundation’s “Trailblazer” award. In 2017, he was appointed by the Governor as a Trustee of the College and is currently in his second 5-year term as College Trustee.

Mark and his wife, Wendy, have been married for more than forty years and have two daughters. Other activities include backpacking, cycling, and hiking.

Civic Activities:

  • Centralia College Trustee, 2017 to Present (Past Chair)
  • Chehalis Rotary, 1989 to 2016 (Past President)
  • Centralia College Foundation, 1990 to Present (Past President)
  • Lewis County Trails Association, 2006 to 2020 (Founding Member)
  • Co-Chair Centralia College Capital Campaign, 2008 to 2010
  • Centralia College “Trailblazer” Award, 2011

Member:

  • Lewis County Bar Association, Past President
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • Washington Association of Hearing Examiners, 2010 to Present
  • Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, 1989 to Present

Education:

  • National Merit Scholar
  • University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 1981)
  • University of Kansas (B.S. Business Administration with Honors, 1978)
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